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Office of Faculty Affairs News

The Office of Faculty Affairs supports faculty at every stage of their academic careers. It offers resources and services to facilitate faculty excellence in the areas of teaching, research, and service.

Current Office of Faculty Affairs News

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Campus News |

The program is a two-year pilot initiative that uses various strategies to help diversify the recruitment process for academic and administrative faculty positions.

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A collection of news stories highlighting the experts and events at UNLV.

Melissa Bowles-Terry, Director of UNLV Faculty Center, hiking in a canyon.
People |

Feeding faculty knowledge at UNLV proves more compelling than feeding calves on the farm.

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Faculty at all levels can benefit by participating as a mentor or mentee.

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Brenden Oliva offers tips for optimizing online classes for mobile devices at Best Teaching Practices Expo.

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With the cost of textbooks rising, Open Educational Resources offer an alternative.

Office of Faculty Affairs In The News

Yahoo!

Five days a week, Lexi McKimmey strides the Las Vegas Strip as a showgirl, dressed in a sequined bikini and sparkly silver boots. She takes pictures with tourists and chats with them about where they're from.

NBC News

Five days a week, Lexi McKimmey strides the Las Vegas Strip as a showgirl, dressed in a sequined bikini and sparkly silver boots. She takes pictures with tourists and chats with them about where they're from.

Android Hoy

CEO Lee Amaitis recently launched the Cantor Gaming Atlantis sportsbook; some say he is under federal scrutiny now.

Seattle Times

Like many other American staples and luxuries, L.O.L. Surprise! dolls are made in China. Chatsworth-based MGA Entertainment has them manufactured in Guangdong province, trucked to the port in Yantian Harbor, loaded on ships and brought to the United States, where the popular toys are distributed to retailers and scooped up by eager children. The process went smoothly for years.

Los Angeles Times

Like many other American staples and luxuries, L.O.L. Surprise! dolls are made in China. Chatsworth-based MGA Entertainment has them manufactured in Guangdong province, trucked to the port in Yantian Harbor, loaded on ships and brought to the United States, where the popular toys are distributed to retailers and scooped up by eager children. The process went smoothly for years.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Jim Murren is set to receive a nearly $32 million exit package from MGM Resorts International.

Recent Office of Faculty Affairs Accomplishments

Kristin Steffen (Faculty Affairs) was recently accepted as one of approximately 60 LEAD Fellows from across the nation into the 2022-2023 national Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Certificate Program through the Association of American Medical Colleges. The LEAD Certificate Program, an application-based certificate program,…
David G. Schwartz (Faculty Affairs) recently published a commentary on the gaming news platform CDC Gaming Reports. In it, he traced the depictions of casino gambling in Ozark and Cuphead: Don't Deal with the Devil to a lingering image problem in the casino industry.
David G. Schwartz (Faculty Affairs) recently published a commentary on the CDC Gaming Reports platform detailing the significance of the 61st anniversary of the Moulin Rouge Agreement, the March 26, 1960, pact that symbolized the end of sanctioned segregation in Las Vegas casinos.
Nirmala Lekhak (Nursing) was competitively selected to receive a tuition grant through the UNLV office of faculty affairs to attend the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity Faculty Success Program Summer 2021. This program is designed to teach faculty skills to increase research and writing productivity. 
David G. Schwartz (Faculty Affairs) recently published a commentary for gaming industry resource "CDC Gaming Reports" about the significance of the 90th anniversary of the state of Nevada relegalizing commercial gaming in 1931. In it, he explores an alternate history where Nevada did not relegalize gaming, leading to profound changes for the…
David G. Schwartz (Faculty Affairs) recently published a CDC Gaming Reports commentary, "They Will Return." It sketches the impact of COVID-19 on the Las Vegas convention business, and explains why it likely will rebound.